Tough Cookies: Sexuality and Feminism with a Lesbian Slant
Melissa Fabello was growing tired of the lesbian blog scene. From her vantage, a space that should have been safe for women to share ideas was increasingly hostile to diversity of beliefs and behaviors by those who self-identified as lesbian. So she did what any good educator/genius would do: she re-invented the genre.
Along with another writer, she founded Tough Cookies, a site for anyone who is interested in feminism or lesbian issues, regardless of their gender or the gender of the people they bang. Using revolutionary crowd-sourcing techniques, the site grew from being a passion of its founders to a popular site (with Facebook and Tumblr components) with regular contributors, photo contests and an active, participatory community.
So I sat down with the lovely Ms. Fabello to hear about her journey, as well as everything from the re-invigoration of feminism among young people to what’s wrong with Suicide Girls.
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